What we love to do

Creating high end photo realistic images is our passion. Whether you need photo-real matte painting shots, beautiful concept art or invisible set extension, our Montreal based studio handles all aspects of the process, from early sketches to final work.

CG Environment

Compositing

Who loves to work with us

Our clients are typically Visual Effects / VFX Studios, Film Productions, Game Studios, Advertising Agencies and Architecture Agencies. Together we collaborate to work on projects for companies such as :

Architecture

Who we are

Starno is a Montreal, Canada based creative studio that focuses primarily on high-end photorealistic images.
With STARNO's along your side, you will find talent and expertise to support your every need. Including Digital Matte Painting, Concept Art, Compositing, Key Art, Poster Art, CG Environment, Promotional art and Advertisement.

Superior results

We take pride in the work we do for our clients. We produce results rapidly and have one of the fastest development cycles in the industry. We invite you to browse our portfolio for a sample.

Professional experience

We have a wealth of knowledge and experience. Our team has more than 35 years of combined experience under our belts in our respective areas of expertise. Each of us brings a unique perspective to the table.

Availability

We work with companies of all shapes and sizes and recognize no two projects are the same. We make ourselves available for questions and schedule regular progress calls to check-in and make sure we’re all on the same page. And we’re always available via email.

Time Management

Managing your project's scope is about maximizing your budgeted time, money and resources to carry out the necessary steps on the way to reaching your goal.

We are proud of these numbers

33Projects in 2016

7Artists were involved in 2016

142Shots created in 2016

366Water gallons drank in 2016

35 years of combined experience

Our team members were involved in many projects in the past. Here are some of them.

The Arrival

Matte Painting

Star Trek Beyond

Concept Art

Gods of Egypt

Matte Painting

Race

Matte Painting

Pan

Matte Painting

Wild

Set Extension

La Belle et la Bete

Art Direction

The Lone Ranger

Matte Painting

Pacific Rim

Matte Painting

When We Were Boys

Art Direction

Miraculum

Matte Painting

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Matte Painting

The Amazing Spiderman

Matte Painting Supervision

Elysium

Matte Painting

Riddick

Matte Painting

Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia

Set Extension

Red Tails

Matte Painting Supervision

The Three Musketeers

Matte Painting Supervision

Jack the giant slayer

Matte Painting Supervision

Mirror Mirror

Matte Painting

Death Race

Matte Painting

Immortals

Matte Painting

Rango

Matte Painting

Resident Evil: Afterlife

Matte Painting Supervision

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Concept Art

Terminator 4

Matte Painting

Amelia

Matte Painting

Jonah Hex

Matte Painting

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Matte Painting

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Matte Painting

Mr Nobody

Matte Painting

The Golden Compass

Matte Painting

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Matte Painting

Mr Magorium

Set Extension

Babel

Matte Painting

Silent Hill

Matte Painting

Sin City

Concept Art

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Matte Painting

Racing Stripes

Concept Art

The Day after Tomorrow

Matte Painting

The Bone Collector

Spy Kids 2

Character Animation

Spy Kids 3D

Concept Art

Nouvelle France

Matte Painting

Once upon a time in Mexico

Matte Painting

OUR SKILLS

MATTE PAINTING

Matte paintings (Matte arts) are used to create virtual sets. We use this term when we create an entire set using mostly photo manipulation and 2.5D techniques.

SET EXTENSION

A set extension is the digital extension of an existing set or a part of a set built especially for a project using generally the same techniques than matte painting.

CG ENVIRONMENT

CG Environment is the application of computer graphics to create full 3 dimensional sets in visual effects / VFX (films) and video games.

CONCEPT ART

A concept art is a form of illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of an idea for use mostly in games and films or other media before it is put into the final product.

KEY ART

The term Key Art is used to describe an artwork used to advertise a film, stage production or tv series or a game. Key art is the art of high end illustration for marketing campaigns, including movie posters.

SKYBOX/CYCLO

A skybox and a cyclo is a method of creating backgrounds to make a computer and video games level look bigger than it really is. We can also apply these techniques to VR (virtual reality) and VFX projects.

BACKDROP

Also called back-cloth, a backdrop is a painted cloth hung at the back of a set or a stage as part of the scenery. Today, backdrops are digitally painted and then printed on canvas for multiple purposes.

CAREERS

Join Us

As we grow, we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team, whether they are recent graduates or experienced professionals. Are you an experienced artist looking for the next step in your career? Do you want to work on feature films, television shows, games and advertisement projects?